Homework Assignment

So you want my iPod Top 5. Some of these are older I haven't gotten around to downloading anything brand new yet. So here goes:

1234 - Feist
Damn infectious

Cowboy - Kid Rock
I have no idea why I listen to this so much

Ticks - Brad Paisley
Yes it's country, deal

Never Again - Kelly Clarkson
Can't help it she rocks out

Whats Up Fatlip? - Fatlip
Thank you Pete

My iPOd 5

My iPOd top 5 is quite an ecletic group. I will tell you a line from the song too.

1. Sum41 - Underclass Hero : This song starts out loud and strong and a great first line. "Well I wont be caught livin in a dead end job."
2.Funeral For A Friend - Streetcar : A rockin out song I usually play this when I take a drive. "So goodbye do you enjoy life."
3.Ringers - Apocalypto : This is not on Itunes yet but will be soon. Also I have to give support to my friends. But everyday when I check my myspace and rock out to this smack you in the face rock song I sing along. "I cannot stay right here for you to return to me."
4.Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Your Gaurdian Angel : The best love song and I think even if you sing this song bad you might get laid. It was hard to pick a line but I'll have to go with this one. "I will never let you fall I'll stand up with you forever".
5.My Chemical Romance - Teenagers : Now I know I'm not a teenager anymore. But this song rocks and sometimes I wish I was a teenager so I can sing this song to teachers and authority figures "They're gonna clean up your looks with all the lies and the books to make a citizen out of you."

This list was hard and besides for #3 they are my top songs on my iPod right now. But #3 will be on soon at least thats what Joe ( the singer) said.

This guy has been living on our patio for about a week now. He looks at you when you come near.

Homework

As requested, here you go:

Paramore - Misery Business (there is a badass acoustic version somewhere on the internet)
Ghostface Killah & Amy Winehouse - You know I'm no good
Kanye West - The Glory/Homecoming (both songs are awesome, and back to back, Chris Martin and Kanye, who would have thought?)
Maroon 5 - Won't go home without you
The Game - Down (best 2-3 minutes of shit talking in a while)
Cold war kids - Hang me out to dry

There you have it, a quick glimpse into the music I am currently listening to.

An Assignment

This an assignment post. Are you up to the task? We all have iPod's and I assume we are all always looking for good music. Let me know 5 or 6 songs that you are currently listening to. Don't be embarassed, this is a chance to introduce the rest of us to some new and exciting music. Jeff you're in this too. Here's what I'm listening to:

1234 -The Feist
Strangers - The Kinks
This Time Tommorow - The Kinks
Forever Begins - Common
The Good Life - Kanye West
Where do you go to (My Lovely)- Peter Sartstedt

Here I Am

Alright so it has been like forever since I blogged and I don't want to write a short story so I will try to keep this interestingly long enough but not boring long enough. It's a fine line. Here's how I am going to try to do this: 2 sections.
Section 1
Stuff you likely know
I now live in Alaska, The Great White North. No I do not live in an igloo; however, I do live with my parents. Pretty sad I know. I just turned 30 years old and I live with my parents. My whole family lives here. Anyway most everybody should know all this already. So I am just summing it up real quick like before I move on.
Section 2
Stuff you may or may not know
It rains a lot here. It hasn't been too cold yet though. I have been a referee at HS Volleyball games. I have a job interview on Friday at the local community college for the position of Administrative Assistant. Getting it would be nice. I spend most of my time listening to iTunes and staring at either the TV or my computer. It is all very exciting. I have a fantasy football team currently in first place in the league up here. I watch football whenever humanly possible. I more or less have to go to church every Sunday or people will talk and since everybody knows everybody here I like to stay outta the spotlight. I am not dating anybody. There are about 2-3 single girls here I believe unless you are into high school girls which at my age is a bit wrong. I just found out my cell phone is unable to be activated up here because they lack the technical knowledge. So unless I get to Anchorage anytime soon no text messages, maybe. I am starting to receive bills up here now. I subbed a HS class for 3 days. I have setup my uncle's home LAN. I have also setup our own LAN at home. I helped my cousin with his wireless LAN. I go to bed around 11PM AK time. I have helped out my cousin with his new house he is basically remodeling on a large scale. I have gone four-wheeling out the road. I have not gotten on the lake yet or been out an a boat yet. It is just a matter of time. I am gonna try to squeeze in a couple hikes before it gets too cold. I don't have much money but that is kinda normal right.
I am going to take a break now to go eat some lunch. be back later
Back now just had some lefover taco meat and tater tots. It was delicious
OK well I am not sure what else to say right now. If I come up with anything I will blog it. I promise to be more of an active participant in this blog since I have no other means of communication with you all. I look forward to hearing or seeing you all again. Bye for now.

Happy Birthday Boys

Just wanted to say happy birthday to my boys Randy Moe and Lafayette Gooler. I hate you guys

Did I tell you I quit drinking?

So I'm innocently trying to goad Randy and Alex into an online chat session, because you know they don't call, email, text or post on the blog. So I send this to Alex, "Did I tell you I quit drinkin?" To Randy I say, "Screw yourselves, I'm livin' the Hollywood dream life!" Like I said, I just tryin to get their goat. I don't hear anything back for like a half hour until I get a reply on Alex's screen name that says. "That's great news Pete, the boys are both at a basketball game..." It was from their parents. Now they think I'm an alcoholic in recovery. If anyone was an alcoholic it was Randy, not me. This is some fucked up shit when you can't IM your late 20's friends without worrying about whether mommy and daddy are gonna see. Get your shit together motherfuckers! Not that you read the blog.
Do I have latent hostility? Probably.
By the way, I quit drinking.

Why don't you do something with your life?

Hello all it has been a long time. I think I'm going to start posting more. I feel so out of the loop without that devilish myspace. Anyway wanted to go ahead and say as always i had a great time camping . We played some old games and we played some new games. i think my favorite addition would have to be sling ball or as Jeff's white trash family calls it hillbilly horse shoes.My least favorite would have to be shot sorry, i'm sure Pete would agree with me on this. Anyway talk to everyone soon I'll be at the crown tonight come by for a pint. Oh by the way they don't have the Internet in Alaska? What the fuck i miss you too Randy(asshole).

I enjoy Bullet Points

A list... (a la Jeff but much more cryptic)

• You know how I know I'm getting old? I find myself liking The Eagles just a little too much.
• Never barge into your bosses office and just start talking. He may be on the phone or making your schedule for next week.
• Never argue with me in the morning take everything I say before 9am as wrote. (I wield far too much power)
• Never run over a fire hydrant. Bad things happen.
• Be self realized. Know your faults and work on them. Never say, "thats just way I am..." It will lead to eventual financial ruin or you'll become really rich, either way you'll be a douchebag...nevermind do what you want. (I realize I'm being preachy, see how that works)
• There's a movie coming out that reminds me of a story that I once started but never finished with some friends. I'm little pissed, but I guess these ideas are just out there. It's all the collective unconscious.
• It's a strange life...it really is. We're all friends here so I'll just say this, there are much more people out there that are NOT like us than are. Am I like us? or them? Are you one of us? Or them? Its becoming less clear.
• My favorite lyric so far from all the rap Lynlee gave comes from Mos Def and goes like this.."I ain't shit to play with...I give a Goddamn what your name is." Also "you mumble like a coward, I'm Mos Def you need to speak louder.." Actually that whole song is fucking incredible. Its called Speed Law.
• I got Kung Fu: season 2 on Netflix and learned this: discover inner harmony, avoid discord with others.
• I just sat around for 5 minutes or so not writing anything.
• It's late and I'm going to pay for this in the morning. I hate that that is the case.
• I watched "The Last Boy Scout" last night. Bruce Willis was at the peak of his powers in that movie. Damon Wayans sucked. And still sucks. In fact I'm prepared to denounce the whole Wayans family.
• I've vowed not to watch Star Wars again until I get a big flat screen TV and surround sound. I'm not going to able to keep that vow.
• Happy Hour at El Torito is incredible. But an hour after its over you body feels like its getting the shit kicked out of it from the inside out.
• This list is over
  

The perfect place for a game of Dominoes?

New Page Element

Check out the bottom of the blog. I stole this slideshow concept form Vic's myspace page.

Regarding Whiskey: A Rebuttal

Oh, Petey, say it ain’t so! I think that your experience with whiskey may have steered you in the wrong direction. I understand that Tim, Tom, and especially Bill make it look so easy to just down the stuff, however I feel that your method of attack on the fine beverage may have been too gung ho. I do not feel that it was a wise idea to get familiar with whiskey with a game of “whiskey sorry.” It is never a good idea to take a shot every time someone gets “sorried” during the game (for this retarded game, I blame Emily). So, Pete please reconsider your harsh words for a wonderful delight of a beverage, and maybe partake whiskey every once in while but in moderation so you can actually enjoy it and not have to puke the whole way home.

No Sense of Direction

I have a terrible sense of direction. I always have. The only way I can get around in Pasadena is to remember that the mountains are north. This came in to play just last night when I tried to get home from San Clemente. For some reason, I always find the 57 freeway to be an elusive little freeway, I always seem to miss it, one way or another. So there I am driving on the 57 north, in the carpool lane when without warning it dumps me on to the 60 it happened so fast, I didn't even see which direction of the 60 I was dumped onto. I, however was confident that I was going west. It felt west, I felt like even though I didn't know the area so we'll that I would be able to recognize the streets as we headed in a westerly direction. Lauri suggested we might be headed east, "I think I saw a sign saying 60 East." "Negative" I replied confidently, its like Led Zeppelin said, "There a feeling I get when I look to the west." That feeling was slowly fading as I began to see street names going by in the wrong order. But as I was not familiar with the area I felt I might have had a muddled memory as to which streets go where. Then I saw a sign indicating the next 7 exits for Ontario. I looked at Lauri, "we're not going east..." much less confidence this time. "OK..." almost no confidence from Lauri. "GOD DAMMIT!" finally admitting to myself that I had just driven a half hour in the wrong direction. After a few twists and turns I found my way back to the 57 North, and eventually back home. I once found my way home from San Clemente by way of Down town LA. Maybe its my subconscious telling me I shouldn't be going anywhere except TO San Clemente.

This is the aftermath of the Thunderstorm at camping. Not only that, but its just a badass pic.